Bawji Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Bawji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 108 | 1:490,200 | 32,950 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bawji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bawji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bawji (Marathi: बावजी) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bawji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,637,889th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Bawji live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 490,200. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 97 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bawjie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bawjai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Baweji | 91 | 1 | / |
| Babji | 80 | 810 | / |
| Bawie | 80 | 103 | / |
| Bawgi | 80 | 24 | / |
| Bavji | 80 | 13 | / |
| Bowji | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bawja | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bawzi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bawsi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bafji | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bawje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bawjy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bawajieh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baweja | 73 | 4,017 | / |
| Bawjee | 73 | 35 | / |
| Bawehi | 73 | 29 | / |
| Babiji | 73 | 27 | / |
| Bawihe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bawies | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bauwsi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Baabji | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bauwie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Babjie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bhavji | 73 | 3 | / |
| Baviji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bowjit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bajuie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Babjai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bajuei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhawje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bawsie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bhaweja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bawjeeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Babajie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bawjeer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bahweje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Babaiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baswied | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baibiji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavijai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bavajie | 67 | 1 | / |
Bawji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bawji in the Marathi language | ||
| बावजी | bavaji | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bawji
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